His People | |
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Directed by | Edward Sloman |
Written by | Charles E. Whittaker (scenario) Alfred A. Cohn (scenario) |
Story by | Isadore Bernstein |
Produced by | Carl Laemmle |
Starring | Rudolph Schildkraut |
Cinematography | Max Dupont |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 9 reels; 8,983 feet |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Box office | $3,000,000 [1] |
His People (also known as Proud Heart) is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Edward Sloman about a young, Jewish boxer growing up on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. [2] According to film historian Lester Friedman, “Sloman portrays immigrant life in America.” [3]
In 2004, Paul Shapiro wrote a score for the film. [4]
In 2007 Peter Rothbart, a professor of music at Ithaca College wrote a score for the film. [3]
A print of His People is preserved at the Library of Congress. [2]